| Sa., 14.11.1981 | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:2 |
| Sa., 14.11.1981 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BFC Dynamo | 2:1 |
| Sa., 14.11.1981 | SG Dynamo Dresden - HFC Chemie | 1:0 |
| Sa., 14.11.1981 | BSG Energie Cottbus - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:4 |
| Sa., 14.11.1981 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:2 |
| Sa., 14.11.1981 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Hansa Rostock | 0:0 |
| Sa., 14.11.1981 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 7-2-1 | 22:14 | 8 | 16 - 4 |
| 2. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 10 | 7-1-2 | 33:11 | 22 | 15 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 6-3-1 | 21:6 | 15 | 15 - 5 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 10 | 5-4-1 | 20:11 | 9 | 14 - 6 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 10 | 5-2-3 | 18:18 | 0 | 12 - 8 |
| 6. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 5-1-4 | 22:10 | 12 | 11 - 9 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 10 | 5-1-4 | 24:17 | 7 | 11 - 9 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 10 | 5-1-4 | 15:13 | 2 | 11 - 9 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 10 | 5-1-4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 - 9 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 10 | 3-1-6 | 16:19 | -3 | 7 - 13 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 10 | 2-2-6 | 15:23 | -8 | 6 - 14 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 10 | 2-2-6 | 5:19 | -14 | 6 - 14 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 10 | 1-1-8 | 9:39 | -30 | 3 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 10 | 0-2-8 | 4:21 | -17 | 2 - 18 |